Curiosity as the Guide to Your Career

John Taylor never planned to work in public accounting. On Episode 120 of The Upstream Leader, he tells Jeremy how he spent years as a German professor, stumbled into the world of entrepreneurship through a student competition trip to Germany, ran the entrepreneurship center at Drury University, and then spent nearly a decade as COO of Askinosie Chocolate, a craft chocolate company founded by a former criminal defense attorney. What connects each move isn’t a master plan, but a habit of noticing gaps, staying curious, and being willing to look a little foolish in the short term for the sake of learning something real. Now a Consulting Specialist at Elliott, Robinson & Co., John brings that accumulated outside perspective to accounting clients who are doing their best with imperfect systems. His conversation with Jeremy Clopton makes a quiet but pointed case that the profession needs exactly that kind of person. Get the full show notes and more resources at TheUpstreamLeader.com